H. Jackson Brown Jr. Quotes

What is harder than rock, or softer than water? Yet soft water hollows out hard rock. Persevere.

When you are going through hell, keep on going. Never never never give up.

The only plan was to persevere.

I realized early on that success was tied to not giving up. Most people in this business gave up and went on to other things. If you simply didn't give up, you would outlast the people who came in on the bus with you.

Tenacious people don't rely on luck, fate, or destiny for their success. And when conditions become difficult, they keep working.

Patience and perserverance will accomplish more in this world than a brilliant dash. Remember that when something goes wrong.

No I don't ever give up. I would have to be dead or completely incapacitated

If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.

There is nothing more certain than the defeat of the man who gives up.

Count 10 over him - he'll get up

One of the secrets of success is to refuse to let temporary setbacks defeat us.

It's a funny word, persistence. It means not giving up, but it also means just passing on through time.

Never give in, never give in, never give in.

One of the most common causes of failure is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat.

I will persist. I will always take another step. If that is of no avail I will take another, and yet another.

Rather than having small smart tricks to get by, focus on holding on and persevering.

Constant dripping hollows out a stone.

Never quit. Never give up.

Perseverance is neither praiseworthy nor blameworthy; for it seems to be only the enduring of certain inclinations and opinions which men neither give themselves nor take away from themselves.

Continual dropping wears away a stone.

I think you just keep going. I've been that way, my whole life.

Life, Stormy says, is not about how fast you run or even with what degree of grace. It's about perseverance, about staying on your feet and slogging forward no matter what.

Persistence is very important. You should not give up unless you are forced to give up.

There are two ways of attaining an important end, force and perseverance; the silent power of the latter grows irresistible with time.

I am on until I am dead, like a light bulb.